Signed, sealed delivered? Not yours!

What happens if a client receives a Statute Bill? And we aren’t talking the usually “delivery” of said Bill, but rather when the client has come into possession of the Bill by some other means? That is precisely what happened in the case of Parvez v Mooney Everett Solicitors Ltd [2018] EWHC 62 (QB). The…

Welcome Guidance on Revising Cost Budgets

Sharp v Blank and others [2017] EWHC 3390 (Ch)  In Sharp v Blank and others [2017] EWHC 3390 (Ch) Chief Master Marsh provided some helpful guidance on revising cost budgets and what constitutes a “significant development”. Approximately 5,800 Claimants are bringing an action against former directors of TSB and Lloyds.  The Trial is underway having commenced on…

An Alternative Route

Our Solicitor and Accredited Mediator Avi Dolties discusses costs mediation and its benefits. Click the image below to read and find out more of Avi’s article published in ‘Litigation Funding,’ the Law Society’s guide to finance and costs, December 2017 edition. A special thanks goes out to Rachel Rothwell, editor of Litigation Funding magazine. Avi Dolties

Changes to the Costs of Costs Budgeting

The 93rd Update on Practice Directions Changes have been made to the costs that can be recovered in relation to the cost budgeting process. The 93rd update on Practice Directions amendments came into force on 22 November 2017 and will apply to all cases subject to cost budgeting. Costs Practice Direction 3E, paragraph 7.2 formerly read;…